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Finberg, Barbara D. – American Psychologist, 1990
Presents examples of unique contributions of individuals at private foundations to the emergence and growth of scientific research on child and adolescent development. Discusses specific leaders of the Carnegie Foundation and the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Fund to demonstrate how influential individuals can be in determining major…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Research

O'Neil, Robert M.; And Others – Educational Researcher, 1990
Presents excerpts from a symposium in Charlottesville (VA) at which researchers, policymakers, and journalists discussed educational issues and the relationship of research to reform. Discusses issues concerning communication problems between groups and why it is important to keep talking with each other. Explores ways of improving the…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Cultural Context, Educational Change, Educational Policy
Kogan, Maurice; Atkin, J. Myron – 1982
Using examples from the United States (U.S.) and the United Kingdom (U.K.), the authors investigate the use of special or expert commissions in government policy-making in education. They analyze such commissions' impacts, the criticisms made of them, their role in political legitimation, and some alternative instruments for policy formation.…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Educational Policy

Slavin, Robert E. – Educational Researcher, 1990
Explores reasons for the tenuous relationship between educational research and educational practice. Suggests changes in research and policy to bring educational research directly to bear on educational problems. The major problem is that researchers are searching for variables that relate to improved outcomes, whereas educational innovators are…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Improvement Programs
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Bureau for Food and Nutrition Services. – 1979
The overall themes of the papers given at the 1979 Conference on Asian and Pacific American Education are summarized here. Topics are equal educational opportunities for Asian and Pacific Americans; the educational needs of Pacific American communities; school district policymaking; the responsiveness of postsecondary education to Asian and…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Asian Studies, Bilingual Education Programs, Day Care